Mitchell v. Wilson
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Replevin'for a negro woman named Mahala. This cause, which was discontinued at December‘term, 1826, for want. of. the defendant’s appearance, was by consent of the parties, at May term, 1827 [CasA No.. 9,671],. reinstated, with a mutual release'of errors, and it was agreed that upon a motion for the return of the property, the whole merits of- the cause should be decided. The motion to return the property was-accordingly made.-"
1Opinion of the CourtCranch, Chief Judge
(THRUSTON, Circuit Judge, absent). This is an .action of re-plevin, brought on the 16th' of May, 1826, by Thomas L. Mitchell," against' Wiiliam Wilson, administrator of Thomas Wilson, for a female slave, named Mahala, .about twenty-one years of age. Mahala was the daughter of Bet On the 20th of July, 1787, Joseph Wilson, son of Lancelot,' made ¿ bill of sale of his slave Bet, then about six years old, and three other slaves,, to his -son Joseph Wilson, Junior, and his heirs and assigns, in consideration of £105 paid by him to, or for his father. This bill of sale was recorded on the 7th of…
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